- March 12, 2024
Poll shows slight dip in US support for LGBTQ rights across religious groups
(RNS) — While most Americans continue to broadly support LGBTQ rights, that support may be waning, including among religious Americans, according to a new poll
Racism and the American Church with Jemar Tisby
Since long before the MAGA movement and the January 6 insurrection, white Christian nationalists have been pushing an agenda that marginalizes and discriminates against
When Jewish rights were human rights
(RNS) — I had just finished giving a talk on my new book on the state of American Judaism, post-Oct. 7. It was at the
Najeeba Syeed and Manu Meel
On March 7, 2024, interfaith leaders from across the country will gather in Minneapolis for an Interfaith Symposium at Augsburg University. The symposium offers
Mormonism, as shaped by the culture wars
(RNS) — No one would be surprised to learn that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been shaped by the culture wars
Alabama IVF decision is bad law with religious filigree
(RNS) — After the Alabama Supreme Court decided last week that an embryo is a person, GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley told CNN’s Jake Tapper,
Islamist Nigerian militants press attacks against Christians to foment religious war
ABUJA, Nigeria (RNS) — Islamist Fulani militants in the central Nigerian state of Plateau are continuing an anti-Christian killing spree that began with a devastating
Bipartisanship is dead; can it be resurrected?
(RNS) — Bipartisanship is presented as an ideal by many American commentators and religious leaders, but it has a checkered history in American politics. Programs
Photos of the Week: Carnival celebrations; VaLENTines Day
(RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes unique Carnival celebrations around the world, Ash Wednesday and Valentines Day coinciding, and more. The post Photos of
St. Valentine’s hometown strikes a balance between Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day
TERNI, Italy (RNS) — This Wednesday marked a peculiar challenge for practicing Catholics. Valentine’s Day, characterized by candlelit dinners and boxed chocolates, and Ash Wednesday,